The Port of Yantai is a seaport on the
Bohai Sea
The Bohai Sea () is a marginal sea approximately in area on the east coast of Mainland China. It is the northwestern and innermost extension of the Yellow Sea, to which it connects to the east via the Bohai Strait. It has a mean depth of a ...
in the vicinity of
Yantai
Yantai, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of ...
,
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
,
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
History
As of December 14, 2011 the port had handled 200 million tonnes of cargo, becoming the 10th port in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
that has a throughput of more than 200 million tonnes. The port's volume is estimated to hit 300 million tonnes by 2015. During the period from 2001 to 2005,
Yantai
Yantai, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of ...
invested US$2 billion on port construction, building 40 new berths, raising the percentage of 10,000-tonne berths from 27% at the end of 2000.
In 2011 the Port of Yantai, together with three other Chinese ports in East China's
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province, signed a strategic alliance with the largest port of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The alliance is jointly formed by Shandong's
Qingdao Port
The Port of Qingdao is a seaport on the Yellow Sea in the vicinity of Qingdao (Tsingtao), Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the ten busiest ports in the world (7th in 2019, considering total cargo volume).
Qingdao Port c ...
, Port of Yantai,
Port of Rizhao,
Port of Weihai
The Port of Weihai is a seaport on the Yellow Sea in the vicinity of Weihai, Shandong, People's Republic of China. History
In 2011 the Port of Weihai, together with three other Chinese ports in East China's Shandong province, signed a strateg ...
and the ROK's
Port of Busan
The Port of Busan () is the largest port in South Korea, located in the city of Busan, South Korea. Its location is known as Busan Harbor.
The port is ranked sixth in the world's container throughput and is the largest seaport in South Korea. Th ...
, aiming to build a shipping and logistics center in Northeast Asia.
References
External links
Port of Yantai website
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Ports and harbours of China